One midnight, a little girl woke up to pass water. She by herself got up and down her bed, walked to the bedroom door and opened it. She looked outside and walked back, for it was so dark in the hall that she feared.

Her mother said, “Don’t be afraid, honey. Take courage!”

“What’s courage?” she asked, running to her mother’s bed.

“Courage is the brave breath,” her mother answered.

“Mum, do you have courage?”

“Certainly.”

The girl held out her little hands, saying, “Mum, blow some of your breath of courage to me.”

After her mother blew out two mouthfuls of breath into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her fists(握拳) nervously, afraid that the “breath of courage” would run away. Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the bathroom with nothing to fear.

Her mother said to herself, “It will be nice if someone can blow some kind of ‘breath’ to me. Then I can hold it in my hands too when I feel terrified or lost.”

In fact, mostly, what we are terrified of is nothing but the fear in our mind. Who we should defeat(战胜) is nobody but ourselves.

1.We learn from the reading that ___________.

A．the girl went to the bathroom by herself

B．the girl pretended to be terrified of nothing

C．the girl’s mother was able to blow brave breath

D．the girl’s mother was very proud of herself

2.To stop “mother’s breath” from running away, the girl __________.

A．held out her little hands

B．clenched her fists

C．talk to her mother

D．held her own breath

3.The writer mainly wants to tell us that ___________.

A．adults are always brave enough

B．children learn to be brave quickly

C．the fear in one’s mind is the real problem

D．the mother can deal with anything with breath

4.Which is the best title of the passage?

A．The Fearless Mother                     B．One Lonely Girl

C．One midnight                          D．The Breath of Courage

One day a lonely girl found two weak birds while she was walking in the woods(树林).She took them home and put them in a small cage. She fed them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a beautiful song. The girl loved them very much and wanted their singing to last forever.
One day the girl left the cage’s door open. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew out of the cage. The girl watched worriedly as it circled(盘旋) high above her. She was afraid that it would fly away and she would never see it again. So when it flew close, she grasped(抓) at it wildly. She was very happy that she held it tightly within her hand! Suddenly, she felt something had happened to the bird. She opened her hand and was surprised to find the bird was dead. Her love for the bird killed it.
She noticed the other bird jumping in the cage. She could feel that it wanted to be free. It hoped to fly into the clear, blue sky. She lifted(举起) it from the cage and flew it into the air. The bird circled once, twice, three times…
When the bird was flying happily in the sky, she was so glad. Just then the bird flew closer and sat softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest song she had ever heard.
The fastest way to lose love is to hold it tight; the best way to keep love is to let it fly!
【小题1】The girl loved the two birds very much because _____.

My friend Sally is an English __1___. Her family name is ___2____. She is 13 years old. Here is a photo ___3____ her room. In ___4___ room, her notebook and computer game ____5_____ on the desk. Her schoolbag is on the sofa. Her ___6____ are on the sofa, too. Some books and two pens are in her schoolbag. A baseball is under the bed, ___7____ it’s not hers. It’s her brother’s. Sally has a TV. It’s on the table. Next to the table is a photo. Three girls are ____8____ the photo. Do you know ___9____ the two girls are? Well, ___10___ are Sally’s good friends, Mary and Cindy.

1.A girl         B boy           C dog            D father

2.A Eric        B Frank        C Brown         D Bill

3.A for          B of            C at             D in

4.A his          B her           C he             D she

5.A is           B are           C am             D /

6.A pencil       B pen          C schoolbags    D pencils

7.A and         B too           C but            D also

8.A at           B to            C in             D under

9.A what        B how          C where         D who

10.A these       B they          C this           D that

按要求完成句子。（每空0.5分，共13分，其中第9题2分）
1. Cycling is exciting. Skiing is exciting too. （合并成一句）
Cycling is ___________ ___________ ___________ skiing.
2. He’s friendly and helpful. (对划线部分提问)
________ is he ________?
3. There isn’t anything else in the fridge. (同义句)
There is ___________ ___________ in the fridge.
4. Amy is the best girl in her class. (同义句)
Amy is __________ than __________ __________ girl in her class.
5 You should walk your dog once a week. (对划线部分提问)
_________ _________ you ________ your dog?
6. Walk the dog at 7 a.m..(改为否定句)
___________ ___________ the dog at 7 a.m..
7. This picture is more beautiful than those two pictures.(同义句)
This picture is _______ ________ _________of the three pictures.
8 We stayed at home because it rained heavily. （同义句）(2分)
We stayed at home ______________________.
9. Her sister is more careful than Ann. (同义句)
Ann is not ______ _______ ________ her sister.